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Beyond the Sky and the Earth Summary
Beyond the Sky and the Earth
A Journey into Bhutan
by Jamie Zeppa 1999 321 pages
4.16
4k+ ratings
Travel
Memoir
Asia
Hegarty on Advertising Summary
Hegarty on Advertising
by John Hegarty 2011 224 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Business
Creative
Design
Up from Slavery Summary
Up from Slavery
by Booker T. Washington 1900 224 pages
4.11
36k+ ratings
History
Biography
Classics
I'm Still Here Summary
I'm Still Here
Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
by Austin Channing Brown 2018 185 pages
4.37
73k+ ratings
Memoir
Race
Social Justice
Boldly Go Summary
Boldly Go
Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder
by William Shatner 2022 256 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
Kabul Beauty School Summary
Kabul Beauty School
An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil
by Deborah Rodriguez 2007 288 pages
3.67
25k+ ratings
Memoir
Book Club
Middle East
Under the Black Hat Summary
Under the Black Hat
My Life in the WWE and Beyond
by Jim Ross 2020 295 pages
4.29
2k+ ratings
Biography
Sports
Memoir
Walking With Plato Summary
Walking With Plato
A Philosophical Hike Through the British Isles
by Gary Hayden 2016 224 pages
3.64
320 ratings
Travel
Philosophy
Walking
Girl Logic Summary
Girl Logic
The Genius and the Absurdity
by Iliza Shlesinger 2017 264 pages
3.84
8k+ ratings
Humor
Memoir
Comedy
World Travel Summary
World Travel
An Irreverent Guide
by Anthony Bourdain 2021 480 pages
3.63
13k+ ratings
Travel
Food
Memoir
A Marriage at Sea Summary
A Marriage at Sea
A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck
by Sophie Elmhirst 2024 256 pages
3.84
45k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Book Club
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Summary
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
by Barbara Kingsolver 2007 400 pages
4.05
100k+ ratings
Food
Memoir
Book Club
The Faraway Nearby Summary
The Faraway Nearby
by Rebecca Solnit 2013 271 pages
4.20
7k+ ratings
Essays
Memoir
Writing
Not Quite What I Was Planning Summary
Not Quite What I Was Planning
Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure
by Larry Smith 2008 240 pages
3.89
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Poetry
Biography
The Existentialist's Survival Guide Summary
The Existentialist's Survival Guide
How to Live Authentically in an Inauthentic Age
by Gordon Marino 2018 272 pages
3.69
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Didn't See That Coming Summary
Didn't See That Coming
Putting Life Back Together When Your World Falls Apart
by Rachel Hollis 2020 227 pages
3.64
17k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Memoir
Living with the Monks Summary
Living with the Monks
What Turning Off My Phone Taught Me about Happiness, Gratitude, and Focus
by Jesse Itzler 2018 320 pages
3.84
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Memoir
Personal Development
Never Far from Home Summary
Never Far from Home
My Journey from Brooklyn to Hip Hop, Microsoft, and the Law
by Bruce Jackson 2023 272 pages
4.12
257 ratings
Memoir
Autobiography
Business
Go For The Goal Summary
Go For The Goal
A Champion's Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life
by Mia Hamm 1999 272 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Sports
Soccer
Autobiography
What the Chicken Knows Summary
What the Chicken Knows
A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird
by Sy Montgomery 2024 91 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Animals
Nature
Science
Me vs Brain Summary
Me vs Brain
An Overthinker’s Guide to Life
by Hayley Morris 2023 304 pages
3.84
10k+ ratings
Self Help
Memoir
Psychology
The Complete Memoirs Summary
The Complete Memoirs
by Pablo Neruda 1974 498 pages
4.16
4k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Poetry
The Prophet's Way Summary
The Prophet's Way
A Guide to Living in the Now
by Thom Hartmann 2001 336 pages
4.10
295 ratings
Spirituality
Memoir
Philosophy
The Unwinding of the Miracle Summary
The Unwinding of the Miracle
A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After
by Julie Yip-Williams 2019 315 pages
4.09
11k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Dans la peau d'un Noir Summary
Dans la peau d'un Noir
by John Howard Griffin 1961 256 pages
4.11
69k+ ratings
History
Memoir
Classics
سرگذشت من Summary
سرگذشت من
by Charlie Chaplin 1964 728 pages
4.03
8k+ ratings
Biography
Film
Autobiography
Mover Of Men and Mountains Summary
Mover Of Men and Mountains
by R.G. LeTourneau 1967 320 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
Biography
Christian
Business
Kamala's Way Summary
Kamala's Way
An American Life
by DAN MORIAN 2021
3.33
1k+ ratings
Biography
Politics
Memoir
It. Goes. So. Fast. Summary
It. Goes. So. Fast.
The Year of No Do-Overs
by Mary Louise Kelly 2023 240 pages
3.85
12k+ ratings
Memoir
Parenting
Biography
Red Roulette Summary
Red Roulette
An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China
by Desmond Shum 2021
3.91
6k+ ratings
China
Politics
Business
Role Models Summary
Role Models
by John Waters 2010 304 pages
4.07
8k+ ratings
Memoir
Essays
Biography
The Storyteller Summary
The Storyteller
Tales of Life and Music
by Dave Grohl 2021 384 pages
4.43
100k+ ratings
Music
Memoir
Biography
The Matheny Manifesto Summary
The Matheny Manifesto
A Young Manager's Old-School Views on Success in Sports and Life
by Mike Matheny 2015 224 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Sports
Baseball
Leadership
I, Rigoberta Menchu / Who Is Rigoberta Menchu? by Rigoberta Menchu Summary
I, Rigoberta Menchu / Who Is Rigoberta Menchu? by Rigoberta Menchu
by Rigoberta Menchú 1984
3.86
6k+ ratings
Memoir
History
Biography
How to Be Fine Summary
How to Be Fine
What We Learned from Living by the Rules of 50 Self-Help Books
by Jolenta Greenberg 2020 256 pages
3.51
5k+ ratings
Self Help
Memoir
Mental Health
The Best Strangers in the World Summary
The Best Strangers in the World
Stories from a Life Spent Listening―A Poignant Journey Through Journalism, Global Connections, and Human Resilience in Today's World
by Ari Shapiro 2023 256 pages
4.02
6k+ ratings
Memoir
Essays
LGBT
Hot Seat Summary
Hot Seat
Life-changing lessons from one of the world's most successful CEOs
by Jeff Immelt 2021 354 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Biography
A Lab of One's Own Summary
A Lab of One's Own
One Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science
by Rita Colwell 2020 288 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
Science
Feminism
Memoir
Highcastle Summary
Highcastle
A Remembrance
by Stanisław Lem 1966 152 pages
3.65
500+ ratings
Biography
Polish Literature
Literature
I Don't Want to Die Poor Summary
I Don't Want to Die Poor
Essays
by Michael Arceneaux 2020 240 pages
3.71
1k+ ratings
Essays
Memoir
LGBT
Gray Matters Summary
Gray Matters
A Biography of Brain Surgery
by Theodore H. Schwartz 2024 512 pages
4.36
1k+ ratings
Science
Medicine
Medical
Everything in Its Place Summary
Everything in Its Place
First Loves and Last Tales
by Oliver Sacks 2019 288 pages
4.14
3k+ ratings
Science
Essays
Memoir
The Profiler Summary
The Profiler
My Life Hunting Serial Killers and Psychopaths
by Pat Brown 2010 285 pages
3.08
1k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Biography
Abroad in Japan Summary
Abroad in Japan
Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun
by Chris Broad 2023 320 pages
4.11
23k+ ratings
Travel
Japan
Memoir
The Mummy at the Dining Room Table Summary
The Mummy at the Dining Room Table
Eminent Therapists Reveal Their Most Unusual Cases and What They Teach Us About Human Behavior
by Jeffrey A. Kottler 2003 325 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Book Club
32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny Summary
32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny
Life Lessons from Teaching
by Phillip Done 2005 304 pages
4.38
2k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Humor
Girl Walks into a Bar . . . Summary
Girl Walks into a Bar . . .
Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle
by Rachel Dratch 2012 248 pages
3.63
27k+ ratings
Memoir
Humor
Comedy
Winning! Summary
Winning!
by Clive Woodward 2004
4.14
497 ratings
Biography
Autobiography
Sports
My Sisters the Saints Summary
My Sisters the Saints
A Spiritual Memoir
by Colleen Carroll Campbell 2012 240 pages
4.35
3k+ ratings
Catholic
Memoir
Religion
Capital Gaines Summary
Capital Gaines
Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff
by Chip Gaines 2017 208 pages
3.99
18k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Business
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